For an early taste in what March Madness is all about, the six-seeded North Alabama men’s basketball team won on a jaw-dropping buzzer-beater in its Atlantic Sun championship game at Lipscomb.
As the Lions got the ball back with just seconds on the clock, guard KJ Johnson took a prayer of a shot in the paint with tight defense on him to win it as the clock hit zero, 77-75.
What’s cool about the moment is that Johnson is from just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, where Lipscomb is located, and he played his first couple of seasons for the Bisons before transferring to North Alabama.
Johnson’s stunning heroics at the buzzer gave his team the upset road win to remember to advance in the ASUN tournament.
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Watching the replay, we’re really not sure how Johnson got this shot off with such firm defense on him, but it just makes the basket all that more impressive.
It’s a tough loss for Lipscomb, who held the three seed, but a heck of a story for Johnson, the pride of Marshall County, as he returned home for the perfect victory.
